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Oliver introduces Skippy to the Hydra-headed Monster 


ENGR OD WIG ELON 


HEN I was invited to introduce my highly esteemed young friend, Skippy 
Skinner, to that Hydra-headed Monster the Public, I was at a loss to 


decide just what form of social usage to employ. Accordingly I obtained 
from a well-known scenario writer (whose delineations of the ‘thaut monde’ have 
been acclaimed by critics as ‘fairly shouting good breeding’) an etiquette book 
compiled by a social leader in Hollywood; but alas, though it contained a whole 
chapter on the subject of introductions, revealing the proper time and proper place 
and proper persons to introduce to each other, and the proper intonation or lack of 
intonation to employ when so doing, there was not a single sentence in that other- 
wise perfect manual of good behavior that offered the slightest suggestion of how 
to introduce a Boy to a Hydra-headed Monster—or should one, in these Volstead 
days, say a Hydrant-headed Monster, | wonder. 

Whilst I was turning this matter over in my mind, I chanced to catch sight of 
Skippy Skinner himself coming out of Blatz’s grocery store (where there is a soda 
fountain). He had a tape measure in his hand looped to about the bigness of the 
girth of a medium sized soda glass (I learned afterwards from Lire that Skippy, 
with his nickel firmly clutched in one hand and a tape measure in the other, was 
ascertaining the comparative obesity of all the soda fountain goblets in town before 
venturing his money). 

At the same instant (as though the miracle of Pentecost were repeating itself) 
the gift of an alien tongue descended upon me and | called out in almost perfect 
Skippianese—'‘ Hey! Skippy, c'mere! There's a bird here wants to meet yer!”’ 

I purposely avoided mentioning a Hydra-headed Monster, for Skippy classes 
Monsters with Bedtime Stories, and despises them just as cordially. Moreover 
the term “Bird” is, | am assured by Professor Brander Matthews, the correct noun 
to stand for any kind of biped, feathered or otherwise. Aristophanes also supports 
me (and likewise Skippy) in the human application of the word. 

Whether the fault lay in my vocabulary (which I doubt) or whether my pro- 
nunciation was too meticulous, I cannot say; all I know is that Skippy redoubled 
his speed and before you could say “knife” had covered half the distance to the 
next soda fountain. 

And now, since Mahomet Skippy refuses to come to the Hydra-headed 
Mountain, the Hydra-headed Mountain must go to Skippy. And the. place to 
find him on a day like this will be either at Mr. Blatz’s soda fountain or Mrs. 
Dusenberry’s confectionery, and if you'll meet him half way with a chawklet soda, 
Dear Reader, you will get your money's worth, take it from me! 


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“Ain't ya ever afraid of cuttin’ 

yaself, Papa? Frankie Casey’s fa- 

ther cut hisself somethin’ terrible. 

They got a doctor ’n’ everything. 

That was a year ago ‘n’ the scars 
still show.” 





“Papa, Mama hasn’t any 
change.” 

“Then look in my coat 
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to give you a dime, then run out 
and ‘get a soda.” 


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“Papa, I looked through all your “Ooh! ! I got a dime!” 
coats and there ain’t one little 
penny—no, sir!” 
“Well, look in this left-hand trouser 
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“Mama! Will you make Freddie stop? He asks God to bless me, then he says things under his breath.” 





Skippy: Do ya know what ya wanta 
do if a cop chases ya? Run like sixty 
’n’ when he gets right on top of ya, 
drop down on ya hands ’n’ knees ’n’ 
he’ll go head over teakettle. 





Friend: Oh! I know somethin’ better 
‘n that! You get down on yer hands ’n’ 
knees right in back of a cop ’n’ [ll 
come up ’n’ give him a shove. It al- 
ways gets a laugh outa me. 


Friend: Let’s dig up a cop now 
’n’ Tll knock him for a row of 
rollin’ butter tubs. Just get be- 
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“Yeh? I was a little leery about comin’ in at first ‘cause I thought maybe ya had Tonsils.” 








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Friend: Been playin’ much ball 
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“Hey, Skippy! Yoo! Hoo!” Friend: How’s the world treatin’ 
“Just my luck! Ill never get rid ya, Skippy? 
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the crick? Oh! Ya shoulda go. me sides—say! let’s go down, the 
They’s more fun. I give Goopy a water’s great. 
shove ’n’ he goes head over tea “Naw! You go down!” 


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Friend: Ah! I don’t wanta go 
alone. I wisht I knew what to do 
with meself. 
POlieeyas mothers calline ya.” 





Friend: Oh! Here comes Pop. Just 
the man I want to see. Wait here 
a minute. 


Friend: No she ain’t! She went to Friend: Well, that suits me all 


the city. Say, let’s dig up a cop right! 
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Pop says I’m to buy you a soda, too! oftener, Georgie. 







“Well. I guess I know how to make one now.” 


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Skippy: Papa, Papa. Tell me a story, please, 
Papa, huh, a story tell me. 
“Well, cnce upon a time there was a very 
: greedy king.” 
“What king?” 
pitied king! “Any king!” 


“Now the king wanted all the gold in the 
land, so one day he ran across a poor farmer.” 
“What was the matter with his brakes?” 
“He didn’t have a car! Well, anyway, this far- 
mer had a beautiful daughter who was spin- 
ning wool.” 





“How do ya spin wool, Papa?” 
“Let me finish! When the king saw this he 
said to the farmer: ‘If your daughter can 
spin gold out of a roomful of straw—I will 
make her the queen.’ ” 
“What was the matter with his own queen? 
“He was a bachelor.” 
“You said he was a king.” 
“Yes, a king, an unmarried king.” 





“All that night the poor farmer’s daughter 

cried and cried and cried, ‘I don’t know how 

to spin straw into gold! Oh, what to do! 
What to do!’” 

“Papa, Goadie’s garage burned down to-day.” 


“So what did the king do but take this beauti- 
ful girl and lock her in a room filled with straw.” 
“Ya know what I’d do if a king locked a 
beautiful daughter of mine in a room full of 
straw?” 
“Never mind.” 





“Take that d—— thing out of here and get 
to bed!” 


SKIPPY KNOWS A GOOD STORY WHEN HE HEARS IT 








Skippy: What's the matter? You Skippy: Now watch me! All right, 
ain't playin’ the bag like you used fellers! Let’s have a few. 
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‘Didn't I tell you that I would punish you if I found you fighting? What were you arguing about?” 
“Willie said you were ten years older’n his mother.” ; 
“Ten years! The idea!” 
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“Give ‘im one for me, Mickey!” 






“Merry Christmas, Mr. Macfurson, Merry Christmas!” 
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“No man! Christmas! Jingle! Jingle! Merry Christmas!” 
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“Well, it’s a hell of a time to get took deaf.” 





Skippy: I was just up at the Orpheeyum ’n’ a magician Butch: I wuz up dere oncet ’n’ a magician took elephants 
let fishes come out of his ears. out’n a hat. 


Butch: Ah! You're always seein’ things nobody else sees. Skippy: I was up there that week. 
Butch: See! How I ketch ya in a lie! He didn’t. 


Skippy: Well, he took somethin’ out of a hat. Rabbits, 
maybe, I dunno. 





Butch: Yeh! ’n’ dat ain’t de only thing! Yez went 
easin’ it around dat yer ole man put da gloves on wid 
Dempsey ’n’ had him gropin’ around da ring wally- 
eyed. 

Skippy: Oh, that! I was just making conversation. 
Butch: Wot do youse people do—stuff up on raw 
meat dat va c’n go ’round belittlin’ Dempsey ? 


Butch: I never see youse yet but wot yez wasn’t 
spillin’ balloon gravy. Remember when de Orpheeyum 
showed “Down to de Sea in Ships”? You come aroun’ 
‘n’ says dat everybody wot sees de pitcher gets a bowl 
o’ gold fish. ’N’ wot happens? De gang gets together 
’n’ buys out da whole awkestree, no less. For wot, I 
ask ya? We come out widout s’ much as a killee. 
Skippy: Yeh! That was a lie. 





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Butch: But de time worse of all is when ya come buzzin’ around 
about de gold eggs ya hens wuz layin’. Dere wuz so much buried 
treasure in ya back yard dat even da roosters began layin’ solid gold 
eggs wid poil necklaces in ’em. Right den I began to get mothy ! 
Skippy: Aw, ya got me wrong, Butch. Why, I gotta heart as big as 
atable. Just to prove it I’ll take ya up to the grandmother ’n’ blow 
ya to a couple o’ pies. 
Butch: Gwan! I wouldn’t believe yez if ya wus tattooed wid Bible 
pictures ! 


Skippy: Maybe it’s just as well Butch didn’t believe me! 








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“Papa, Papa, if I prayed and prayed to have “Why ?” 
to-morrow morning Chris’mas would God do it?” “Well, it’s short notice, for one thing.” 
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“When you was a little boy didn’t you used to “Oh, say forty-two!” | 
couldn’t wait for Chris’mas ?” “Forty-two! Gee, forty-two Chris’mases, that’s 
“Many, many times!” a terrible lot. It must have been years and years 
~ “How many ?” since you was a little boy. Is it awful to 
“Oh, it doesn’t matter—many times!” be old?” 
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Think of seein’ as many Chris’mases as that— half-dollar for those forty-two pennies.” 

a few more’n you'll be an old man.” “Well—all right—you couldn’t make that forty- 
“Listen here, young man! Do you refer to me two half-dollars, could you now, huh, Papa?” 


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Skippy: All work ’n’ no play makes Jack “Nothin’ but work! work! work! Then 
a dull boy. Whoever made that crack was the kids I have to put up with! It’s just 
: a poet, believe me. simple disgustful!” 














“I wisht I lived in the city. Every time ya “Sometimes I think I’ll go to sea to forget— 
want a swim the fire department drives up After all what is there here for me? 
to the door.” Nothin’! You said it!” 





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just as soon as Skippy finishes mowing the 

lawn, I’m going to send him for a quart of 
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Skippy: When are you going to dive, Mister? 
watching me now. 


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Diver: It must be a great treat for the small boy Skippy: I can't wait for him all day! 
when he sees a man dive from this pile. 





Catcher: Only de foist innin’ ’n’ toiteen runs ya give ’em—dat’s what cha did! 
Back to de Orioles, where ya useta wuz! 
“Always pickin’! Pickin’! De hull team pickin’ ’n’ not s’ much as a hand when 
I fanned out dat guy!” 





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“I’ve got my father’s great big six-shooter with me - “TM fill ’em full of lead ’n’ if that don’t kill ’em I'll 
‘n’ if anybody in this woods wants to start some- take a great big rope ’n’ tie “em on our choppin’ 
thin’ just let "em—but they DASSN’T.” block ’n’ cut.’em up in little pieces. I’M SO TOUGH 


I COULD DRINK BLOOD!” 





“There’s been a lot of people missin’ around here, but 
nobody knows who soaked ’em in kerosene oil ’n’ “Just let me get roused up ’n’ ’LL BLOW UP 
touched a match to ’em.” THIS WHOLE WOODS!” 


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“Much better.” these days.” 
“That's nice.” “She’s sittin’ up now.” 
“I thought maybe she 
wasn’t.” 





Skippy: And how is Mr. Grout “Dr. Dodds oughta know.” 
to-day ? 
“Oh! Oh! Dr. Dodds says he’s 
much worse.” 
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“Maybe there’ll be something "Geel Wilikens !” 
in Dugston,” 





Skippy: I just seen your ad on “Hey, Chimmey! Yoo! Hoo!” Skippy: Well, I suppose ya heard 
the gate. the latest! After Easter all us 
“Go ’way! Go ’way!” choir ginks get double pay for sing- 


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“Gawd help anybody that spits on the flag to-day.” 


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“He was outclassed from 
the start, but the right 
crumbles him up.” 


rinsed-out 
little toad, do ya: wanta 
make anything out’n it? 
How’s tricks? 


Butch: 
like a pie on parade. 
Skippy: 
little 
ding once in a while. 


“Tweet! Tweet!” 





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him.” 


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“T'll have that guy writin’ 
beggin’ letters for wooden 
knuckles ’n’ pulleys yet.” 


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el don’t care if ya are 

one of the local boys— 

keep in your own side of 
town.” 





“When the doctor gets 
finished stitchin’ him he’ll 
be able to sew doilies.” 


Skippy: Then I begin to 
butter him with my left. 





“But he tries to box, so 


“Up he gets—a game boy, 
in crashes my right.” 


O’Leary! Oh, game.” 


“T held out my jaw until he flattens his 
knuckles ’n’ then a three-inch chop plasters 
him flatter’n a shadow.” 


SKIPPY DESCRIBES AN ENCOUNTER WITH BUTCH O’LEARY 





Skippy: Oh! Ya ain’t goin’ to pass without stoppin’ “Your mother has a great deal to do—she doesn't 


in to say hello to Mama—are-ya, Miss Towns? want to be bothered with callers.” 

“Why, I’m sorry, Skippy, but I can’t stop to-day !” “Oh, Mama never has anything to do ’n’ I know 

“Oh, Miss Towns! Not even for one little tiny she likes callers ’cause she’s always lookin’ out 
minute ?” the window to see who passes by.” 





“Just this once stop in, Miss Towns, ’n’ we'll “I like you to come in—won’t ya come in for me? 
never ask you again.” Besides, we got lots of nice things to eat to-day. 
“Next time, Skippy.” Lovely strawberry shortcake, think of it!” 
“Ya ain’t sore at us or somethin’, are ya, Miss “Well, [ll go in for a little while.” 
Towns ?” 


“Oh, Skippy! Certainly not!” 





Miss Towns: Why, Skippy, I never knew you 
played the violin. Won’t you play for me, like 
a good boy? 





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THE TEACHER TOLD HIM TO BE PREPARED TO PERFORM 


AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES 





Captain: Lend us ya cabbage, will ya, Skippy? We ain't 
ei got a ball ’n’ we want to go through some signals. 
Skippy: - Sure. 


Skippy: I lost the cabbage! I knew I shoulda 
got that hole in my pocket fixed. 








Radio Voice at Ringside: The con- 

tender for the heavyweight crown 

has just entered the ring. He ap- 
pears nervous and fidgety. 





Radio Voice: The ovation you just 
heard was given to the champion, 
who just entered the ring. He is 
now clasping his gloves above his 
head in acknowledgment of the ap- 
plause of the multitude. 





Radio Voice: There goes the bell! 
The contender leads with a vicious 
left, but is six inches short. Jabs 
with his right. Champion parries 
and sends three stinging jabs to 
the jaw in quick succession. 





Iriend: Fire! Skippy! Fire! the 
factory's on fire! 
Radio Voice: The champion’s hold- 
ing! There goes the bell! 





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Friend: S’help me if they ain’t 

jumpin’ out the winders in nets! 

Radio Voice: The champion has 

the contender on the ropes. Oh! 

this is a wonderful fight! The 

champion has him in the corner. 
It looks like the finish. 


Radio Voice: That was the end of 
the sixth round. The contender is 
bleeding, but still strong despite 
the gruelling pace set by the title 
holder. The champion calmly talks 
about the weather to some news- 
paper men. Get ready for the bell! 


Another Friend: Fire! Fire! 
C’mon, Skippy! It’s terrible! It’s 
wonderful! 

Radio Voice: The champion is 
bringing his old footwork into play 
now. His superior boxing makes 
the contender appear awkward. 


Friend: They’re sendin’ in the third 
alarm! Skippy! The third alarm! 
Radio Voice: The crowd’s scream- 
ing for a knockout! A left upper- 
cut just dropped the contender. 
He’s up again! There goes the 
knockout! The bell saves him. 





Radio Voice: Aware of the taunts 

and slurs directed at him by the 

contender for the crown, the cham- 

pion is fixing a cold determined 
stare at his opponent. 





Radio Voice: There they go! The 
contender drove the champion -to 
the ropes with smashing lefts and 
rights. The title holder’s covering 
up. A wicked left just crashed 
through to the champion’s jaw. 
Another! Everybody’s yelling! The 
champion’s taking severe punish- 
ment. 





Another Friend: Fire! Fire! Fire! 
Radio Voice: The champion drives 
a terrible left smash to the con- 
tender’s chin. Now a right. An- 
other left. A right to his ribs. 





Doctor: He’s all right! He’s just 
been under some terrible strain. 
He'll be all right in a few days. 





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A MEETING OF THE ORIOLE SPORTING CLUB 
President: Has anybody any objections to Hickey becom ing a member of this club? 
Jimmic: Yeh, I have! One day I was swipin’ apples outa Maure’s orchard and Hickey sneaks 
up and stoled me whole bag full. Now I don’t think we oughter have guys in we can’t trust. 
Chorus of Members: Jimm‘e’s right! We don’t want no crooks in this club. A guy like that 
would give us Orioles an awful black eye. 


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Skippy: I’m hookin’ this medal 
on ya for very conspicious 
bravery. 

“Hot dog, General!” 


Sooky: Where’s the kiss what 
goes wid it? 

“Gwan! There ain’t goin’ to be 
a kiss.” 






Sooky: The medal’s no good 
widout a kiss. Didn’t I saw 
Gen. Foch wid me own eyes 
kiss the army in the pictures? 
“I don’t care—it don’t look nice.” 





Skippy: Besides, who ever 

heard o’ Grant ’n’ Lee runnin’ 

around playin’ post office with 
the army? 

“I want the kiss what goes wid 
me medal.” 





Sookey: I—want—the—kiss—what 
—goes—wid—me—medal ! 
“Listen, lay off’n me before I but- 
ter the sidewalk with ya!” 


Skippy: Now, listen! Forget 

about the kiss ’n’ I’ll pin the 

Balkan Cross on ya—yes, ’n’ I'll 

throw in the Russian Sable 
Legion, too. 

“I want the kiss what goes wid 
me medal!” 


Skippy: Why don’t you go 

home and take a hot bath ’n’ 
maybe Ill kiss ya. 

Tain’t the first o’ the month.” 


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Skippy: Well! I'll say that’s 
gettin’ out of it very nice. 




















Sooky: He don’t wanna come, do he? 

Skippy: ’ Course he don’t. What ya 

should ought to do is to take the 
tail off’n him. 


“Me an’ Pop was thinkin’ 0’ sawin’ it “Listen, Sooky, do me a favor—bite 
” 


: off the dog’s tail now.” 
“Aw, they don’t saw ’em off, they bite 


"em off.” 





“Why should I bite the tail off’n him?” “Let’s not fight, Sooky. I’m only doin’ “That’s easy! Just close your eyes and 
“Oh! Maybe J should do it, huh? I what's right. Just bite it off and you'll think of a chocolate eclair—nothing 
should bite your dog’s tail off!” have a thoroughbred.” can be sweeter than that.” 


“I wish I could get me noive up.” 





“How's it coming, Sooky ?” “Ker-choo! Ker-choo!” “Oh, no wonder! Ya ain’t got any 
RES IIh Yosne front teeth!” 





“°N’ forgive me if I peek ’cause after 
all I’m only a little boy.” 





Skippy’s Father: Well, good-by, folks, and I Skippy’s Father: Good-by ! 


can’t tell you how much we enjoyed this visit Skippy: Papa, ain’t ya going to take what Aunt ‘ 
I guess I was cut out for a Allie give us? 
Aunt Allie: Land sakes! If I ain’t plumb 

Ya know we're crazy to have forgot it after wrappin’ it up. 











Uncle Abner: Durned if ya didn’t. 








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1. About three months before Christ- 2. The following Sunday he joined 3. Then the Unitarian. 
mas, Skippy decided to join the Meth- the Episcopalian Sunday School. 
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4. The ensuing Sunday he belonged to 5. In the same town was a Presbyte- 6. Seven days later he found a Quak- 
the Dutch Reform Church. rian Church, so Skippy joined. er Church—made friends. 









































7. Another Sunday he espied a Col- 8. After which he became a member 9. The Baptist Church showed him 
legiate Church and immediately joined. of the Congregational Church. every kindness. 


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10. In the Lutheran Sunday School 11. Just before Christmas he arrived 12. With the result that each gave 
Skippy was a great help to the teacher. at the Universalist Church in time - him a Christmas present. 
to enroll with the Sunday School. 





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your path shoveled off, Mrs. nice job of it—a good wide path. 
Bilkens ? 
“Why, yes! Go right ahead, 
Skippy.” 








Skippy: A. vacyum cleaner Skippy: It’s all done, Mrs. Bil- ; 
wouldn’t do it no better ’n this, kens. It'll be thirty cents. out o me. 
“T thought you were doing it for 
fun” 


“Then you'll get no work outa me.” 








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“At last I got me Christmas shop- 
pin’ done, but it certainly breaks 
into a dollar.” 





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“Mama wants to know can us borro’ some water—they 
turned offen ours.” 
“Oh, sure! What’ll ya have—hot or cold?” 
“Oh, I don’t know that!” 
“Well! Tell ya what I’ll do. Til give ya some hot ’n’ if 
that ain’t right come back ’n’ I'll give ya some ice!” 


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He’s plasterin’ big lumps of butter on his potatoes, just ‘n’ see if there’s as much butter as the minister puts on 
like the minister. 7em. Nothin’ but pickin’! pickin! 
Mother: Come! Come! You boys are old enough to 
know better! Let bygones be bygones! 





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“Did you kill the rooster for to-morrow’s dinner ?” 
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to the movies like I ast ya to.” Nobody gets allowed out after dark.” 
“Wait! Pop’s drinkin’ his cawfee!” 





THE LAST STRAW 
“You can have this one, lady, I only used one end.” 








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the corner Oo ae knock the  stuffin’ I love that.” ole man’s always outa work ’n’ he’s 
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“Still I gotta pull me uppercut if “Give me a stand-up, huh! Just for Jf 
I wanta save meself the expense of that I won’t pull me uppercut!” nothin’ ! 
a hoise.” 


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“Well, I showed up the teacher before the whole class again to-day !” 
“Yeh? Wise us up!” 
“She asked me for Lincoln’s Gettysboig address ’n’ I had to tell her he never lived there. Oh! 
Ya shoulda hear the class laugh then.” 


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Friend: It’s the awfullest storm I ever see ’n’ all 
because ya swiped the biggest apple in the store. 


I’m afraid to have you near me with a stolen apple. 
Skippy: I’m glad now I didn’t take a watermelon. 





~ Friend: Listen to that terrible thunder! Remember 

I said, “Don’t steal!” ’n’ you did. Now I’m afraid 

the place is goin’ to get struck ’n’ me without so 
much as a Sunday School ticket in me hand. 





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Friend: Don’t hold it near me! I didn’t steal it! Skippy: I’m goin’ to chuck it away! This storm’s 
You did! I’m scared to be in the same house with gettin’ too awful to take any more chances. 
it! Stolen apple. 
Skippy: It'd be just my luck to get struck dead, 
then find there was a worm in the darn thing! 





Skippy: It’s lettin’ up now so IJ think I'll run home. Friend: Imagine him stoopin’ so low as to take that 
apple again! Pretty small pertatoes, I calls it! 





Friend: Well, slong, Skippy. I have to Skippy: I better wait till he gets up the 
hurry home. I shoulda been home hours block a ways before I go in. 


ago. 
Skippy: Me too. Tm an hour late for 
supper already. 





“Pretty small potatoes, I call it!” “Liar! Double .crosser! Stool pigeon! 
Piker! Oh, cheap, cheap!” 





Friend: YVll show ya I’m a Friend: Tails! You lose! Skippy: Liar! Double crosser! 
sport, Skippy. Let’s toss to see Skippy: All right! Two out o’ Stool Pigeon! Piker! Oh, 
who pays for both drinks. What ~ three, let’s go! cheap, cheap! 

d’ya cry? Friend: Two out o’ three 
Skippy: Nothin’ can be fairer nothin’! You lose! 


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THE CARPENTERS TOLD THE BOYS NOT TO TAKE WOOD MORE THAN A FOOT LONG 








“Mr. Skippy, dast I have a word wid you?” 
“No! Ya can’t play second base!” 


“Remember I played second base on the Orioles 
’1’ the Magnolias. They don’t come no better’n 
the Orioles, Mr. Skippy. Oh, can’t I play 
second base? Huh, Mr. Skippy, can I, please ? 
Play second base, after, can I?” 
“No! No! N—o—no!” 





“Listen, Mr. Skippy! I even got writed to by “Mr. Skippy! 
the Orioles ’n’ the Magnolias astin’ me to come 

back to the ole bag—may I git socked wid a 
thunder bolt, Skippy, please, huh? Can I after, 


At second base not’in’ gits by 
me. Let’s, huh, Mr. Skippy? Will ya? Can I? 
Huh, after can 1? Huh?” 


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“After can I? Will ya? Let me play second 
base? Should I? After, huh, won’t I, Mr. 
Skippy ?” 


“How about third base then?” 





Catcher: Twenty-four runs ya 
give ’em already ’n’ only the foist 
innin’. They don’t come no rot- 
tiner than you! 
Skippy: Oh, is that so? 


ya hit that! 





Players: Ya’re terrible! Awful! Skippy: Some catcher! A south- 
Let somebody pitch what can pitch. paw up ’n’ he signals for an in- 

Twenty-five runs already! shoot! Ugh! Uh! No! Ugh! 
Skippy: Now leave this to me, Uh! Ah! The h—— with him! 


fellers! Tll pitch what I want! 





Skippy: I suppose I’ll have to use 

my ole spitball, only nobody’ll 

know it! Simple disgustful—that’s 
what it is! 


Team: We don’t want no merry-go- 
round! Give him a sock in the nose, 
somebody! Fire him off’n the team! 
Let’s get a pitcher! All afternoon ’n’ 
only the first innin’ already! 
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Skippy: Now*for a triple play! 


Skippy: All right, batter, let’s see 


Team: Moider ’im! Don’t be greedy 
—let me get a crack at ’im! The stars 
oy is comin’ out ’n’ we ain’t even been up 
yet! Take this ’n’ Mee We'll learn 

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Skippy: If I had to go ’n’ had one very, very last 
wish before I passed away—do ya know what Id 
ask for? 

Sooky: A chawklet aclair ! 


Skippy: No! Listen, I’m kickin’ the bucket; see! 
’N’ I kin have one wish granted before I go. Now 
do ya know what I’d ask for? 

Sooky: A vanilla aclair! 





Skippy: No! Listen! I’m going to be hung, see! 
’N’ the hanger says to me, “What’s on ya mind?” 
“Oh, nothin’ but me hat!” I sez, ’n’ he comes back 
’n’ sez, “You seem to talk like a reg’lar guy—is 
there anything we kin do to make ya happy before 
we croak ya?” Then he sez, “Ya kin have anything 
ya ask for.” What do ya think I’d ask for? 
Sooky: A chawklet and a vanilla aclair. 


Skippy: There goes Danny Dowd, the cop! He’s 
a reg’lar guy, don’t ya think—for a cop, I mean? 
Sooky: I hope to tell you, he’s a reg’lar guy! 





Skippy: What was we talkin’ about? 
Sooky: Huh! Darned if I kin think! 


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“W-we'll n-never be f-friends again, n-n-no, 
ken’ “N-never—n-no—m-more.” 





Father: Come on, son. Let’s forget all this. 
Daddy’s your pal. Listen, when I come home 
I’m going to bring you some nice chocolate 

ice cream. 
“T-]-I—d-don’t—want—any—c-ch-chocolate 
ice—c-cream. “G-get—s-strawb—berry.” 








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“Why do fish like woims?” ; 
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“Look at the football! Around all “And your sled and skates. Now you trot up to 
winter, under everybody’s feet.” the attic with all this stuff.” 








“Be sure to put them where “Tt’s a beautiful day to be glad “Thank goodness, this place is 
you got them.” toh Geb I STER Gi eR Ib RY: cleaned at last.” 





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“For a long time Skippy pondered over the idea of prowling around the sky carrying a satchelful of stars.” 


Skippy Joins the Kiddie Klub 


ANNOUNCER: 
“Cousin Gussie will 
now talk to her little 
Kiddie Klubbers.” 
Cousin Gussie: 
“Good evening, little 
Kiddie Klubbers. 
This evening Cousin 
Gussie promised to read some of the 





many, many letters she has received - 


from Kiddie Klubbers, and of course 
Cousin Gussie never goes back on a 
promise. 


“You will remember that Cousin Gus- 
sie asked her little pets to write to her 
about the little woodland folk. The 
first letter is from Charles, who writes: 
‘Dear Cousin Gussie: Them woodland 


folks I likes best is elephants and her- . 


mits (are elephants and hermits, 
Charles) but if I had a million dollars 
I would buy a Battleship with my name 
in gold letters.’ 


“I am afraid Charles has missed the 
idea of our little Kiddie Klub com- 
pletely. Perhaps Charles was not listen- 
ing to what Cousin Gussie said about 
firearms on Wednesday last. 


“Cousin Gussie sent out a number of 
Kiddie Klub buttons in return for ten 
cents in stamps, but Joseph has been 
entirely misled. This is what Joseph 
writes: ‘Cousin Gussie: (No ‘dear’ or 
anything, just ‘Cousin Gussie’!) You 
‘said when I had my button pinned on I 
could act as a guide to all dumb ani- 
mals, You are wrong, cousin, because 
when I tried to direct traffic up on 
the avenue, a great big cop give me a 
kick in the slats—.’ Now what Cousin 
Gussie meant by ‘guide’ was not to direct 
traffic but kindness to the little animals 
in the woodland. Cousin Gussie will 


have to ask Joseph for the return of 
his button. 

“Next I have a letter from Maurice, 
who was greatly impressed with Cousin 
Gussie’s warning about the use of alco- 
hol and tobacco; however, I feel that 
he overstepped our Kiddie Klub Alma 
Mater when he gave a box of his 
father’s cigars to the iceman. 





“He pictured himself floating through 
space garbed in his official attire.’ 


“The time is short, but I just know 
my little bunnies will love to hear what 
our little co-worker, Skippy, writes. 
He says: ‘Dear Cousin Gussie: I am 
very smart. I am only nine years old. 
The principal asked the class what the 
largest state was and nobody knew but 
me and I said Russia and he whispered 
to the teacher, “Very, very good! Bright 
boy! Oh, smart! Smart!” I have a lot 
of Sunday School tickets too, Cousin 
Gussie.’ 


“Skippy enclosed eight cents in 
stamps for one of our little buttons, 
thinking, perhaps, that the stamp on the 
envelope was counted in, so if he will 
forward a two-cent stamp, Cousin Gus- 
sie will mail a button. When Skippy 
goes to Heaven, Cousin Gussie is going 
to tell the angels to let him hang out 
all the stars for being such a good boy. 
Good night, my little pansies.” 

For a long time, Skippy pondered 
over the idea of prowling around the 
sky, carrying a satchelful of stars, but 
it left him cold as he thought that he 
would be without a gallery. He then 
pictured himself floating through space 
with pretty Marie at his side, but the 
image of himself garbed in his official 
attire sent the blood burning to his 
cheeks. He wondered about the possi- 
bility of dropping his wares on houses 
and burning whole towns. Concluding 
that somebody else would surely get 


the credit for it left him so sick at = 
heart that he sent off the following a 
note: Bo 

’ Dear cusin gusy a4 


no you dont go tellin the angels 
ill go hanging out there stars be- 







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Skippy: There’s Butch O’Leary, fellers. Are ya game to 
rush him and tear him limb from limb and beat him 
up? Are ya with me when I give the signal? 
Crowd: You betcha! 
Skippy: All right. When I count three, up and at him. 
One—two— 





Butch O’Leary: Darned if I’d wanta play hare and 
hounds in this weather. 





“What are you crying for?” 
“T forget.” 


“Then why do you cry?” 
“°’Cause I can’t remember.” 





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“S’matter wid de kid?” 
“Oh, he just eat some apples ’n’ they don’t fit. 


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FESTIVAL AT 
THE CHURCH 
TO DAY 








“Now we're goin’ to fight!” 
“W-what’s the gang for?” 
“They’re just here to see that I get a square deal.” 


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Sooky: Do ya wanta know how 

to make five dollars? All ya 

have to do is sell a pianer for 
a hundred. 

Skippy: Gee! Can you imagine! 











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“So it’s pianers ye’re sellin’ now, 
is it? One time it’s soap to 
win a radio ’n’ next time it’s 
tin-cint jew’lry ’n’ awtygraf 
albums. It’s a wonder ya ain't 
peddled the Brooklyn Bridge 


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KOZ, 


yet. 






Lady: How can you sell me 
a piano if you don’t know who 
owns it? 

“T know I’m goin’ to get five 
dollars when I sell it!” 
“From whom?” 

“T don’t know off-hand.” 
“Well, find out more about this 
piano. I need one.” 








“Do ya wanta buy a pianer for 

a hundred dollars, Mrs. Hart? 

I get five dollars for sellin’ it.” 

“Y’m atraid not, Skippy; we’ve 

got a zither and a harmonica 
and that’s plenty.” 





Skippy: Well, now, Mrs. Fini- 

gan, can I[ interest you in an 

elegant pianer? Only a hun- 

dred dollars. You could easily 

make that up in three washin’s. 

“No, I got a phonograph ’n’ a 
record.” 








Skippy: Quick! Who—who— 

who—w-wants—t-to—sell—a— 

pianer —f-for—a—h-hundred— 
dollars? 


“Do ya think ya could use a 

very elegant pianer, Mrs. Da- 

vis? Only a hundred dollars.” 

“No, thanks, Skippy, we don’t 

use them; besides, a hundred 

dollars is a hundred dollars 
in any language.” 





Skippy: ’N’ such music! Ya 

just close ya eyes ’n’ think of 

the movies. All for a hun- 
dred _ dollars. 

Lady: Where is that piano? 
“TI don’t know where is that 
pianer now.” 

“Who wants to sell it?” 
“T—I don’t know.” 


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Sooky: Oh, I don’t know that! 
I just heard it or someone told 


me or somethin’. I dunno. 





Radio Voice: This is station WEX talking. The 

next number on the program will be Paul 

Whiteman and his jazz orchestra playing “The 
imehouse Blues.” 








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Skippy: Just a thought—they’re 
at. 


Skippy Tries It on the Dog 


Aunt Sarah (reading from “Pus- 
sy Tiptoes and Other Stories”): 
Ned’s dog was named Frisk because 
he was forever running hither and 
thither. “Bow wow,” barked Frisk 
as Ned’s dearest friend, Wentworth, 
approached. “Bow wow, bow wow,” 
barked Frisk again, as much as to 
say, “Good morning, Wentworth.” 

“Ah, -Frisk, good fellow,’ said 
Wentworth, patting him on the head. 
I'risk pranced with joy, knowing that 
the fun-loving pair would toss stones 
in the brook, and bounded ahead 
with a joyous “Bow wow.” 


“Mother told me you are going to 
spend the summer at the seaside, 
Ned,” said Wentworth, taking his 
friend’s hand as they started for 
their early morning stroll. 

“True, Wentworth, we are going 
to the seaside.” 

“T shall feel quite lonely without 
you,” said Wentworth, trying to hide 
his tears. 





Aunt Sarah: Why can’t my little 


Skippy be as nice and well mannered 

as Wentworth and Ned? Now run 

along and play with Rover like a 
nice little boy. 








“Why, Wentworth, I shall write, 
but I fear you will forget me.” 

“Indeed no!” maintained Went- 
worth. 

“My friend!” cried Ned, giving 
Wentworth’s hand a tiny squeeze. 


“What a lovely place for a 
school,” cried Wentworth, pointing 
to a pasture. 

“T shall miss school dreadfully 
while at the seaside.” 


They were interrupted by the 
barks of Frisk. That meddlesome 
fellow had poked his nose in a bird’s 
nest, only to receive a peck for his 
trouble. Frisk made Wentworth 
laugh merrily with his antics. 

“It’s a Bobolink,” said Ned. 

"Why, Ned, it’s the Oriole,’ 
laughed Wentworth. 

Skippy: Ten to one it was a 
Pigeon. 

As Wentworth and Ned retraced 
their steps, they laughed heartily over 
the morning’s adventure. 

Skippy: I don't call that no 
adventure. 

Aunt Sarah: Frisk was loath to 
see his friends part and had to be 
summoned by Ned, who called, 
“Come, Frisk! Good fellow, come!” 





Skippy: Come, Rover! Good 
fellow! Come! 





Skippy: Come over here! You 
flea-bitten mutt, before I break 
ya in two. 









































The one time Grandpa had a chance to run off the 


entire pack. 


























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~ Mother’s Voice: Skippy, did you 
brush your teeth? 


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- Skippy: To-morrow morning I am, Mother’s Voice: Now! 
Mamma, to-morrow morning! wok 


THE NIGHT THE FURNACE WAS OUT OF ORDER 




















“T caught me big sister smokin’.” 


“Did ya bawl her out?” 
Slilisayledid. 





“Popes maybe—huh, Skippy, d’ya think?” 
“Naw! It’s that Eyetalian navy again!” 








Skippy: Listen, Sooky! Mr. Powers 

is goin’\to sell his boat for a dollar 

only. I got fifty cents. Now if you 

can dig up fifty cents we can be 
partners. 

Sooky: Sure! I got fifty cents 
on me. 


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Sooky: I paid fifty cents for that boat 


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n’ it’s mine! 


“T’ll show you whose boat that is.” 





Skippy: You bring back that boat, d’ya 
h 


Skippy: Now we're partners. You 
take the boat out Monday, ’n’ I’ll 
take it out Tuesday, ’n’ you take it 
out Wednesday, ’n’ I'll take it out 
Thursday, ’n’ so on like that! 
Sooky: You betcha! What’s mine 
is yourn ’n’ what’s yourn is mine. 


Skippy: Hey! Yesterday was Monday. 
Sooky: I thought yesterday was Tuesday. 
“Veh, but ya was out in it yesterday, too!” 
“Ah, I can’t be thinkin’ o’ dates like that!” 
“T want the boat right now, ’n’ besides, I 
don’t want no canaries took out in it.” 
“Don’t be callin’ this little crow a 








Sooky: Don’t be bustin’ up an excursion! Re- 
member we got a lunch to think of. 
Skippy: I’m goin’ to get that boat to-morrow. 
“IT can’t let ya have this boat to-morrow ’cause 
we're movin. 


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Skippy: Here I am tied up as a partner for life, 

maybe forever. He won’t sell out nor nothin.’ Oh 

why did I ever get took in by such riff-raff? Be- “Yes, I do. 
lieve me! I'll get that boat to-morrow! 





Sooky: If anybody’d tole me I wouldn’t ’a’ b’leeved 
it! I wouldn’t ’a’ b’leeved it! But with me very 
own eyes I see it! My partner! It’s busting me 


heart ! 


Skippy: After all,*he is my partner. 


Sooky: I ask you, Skippy, in a nice way I ask 
; it. Do you call this a square deal? 
I give you the biggest half.” 





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Skippy: As I was sayin’ before, you take it out 
Monday, ’n’ I'll take it out Tuesday, ’n’ you take 
it out Wednesday, ’n’ I’ll take it out Thursday, ’n’ 


so on like that. 


Sooky: You betcha! What’s mine is yourn n’ 


what’s yourn is mine, only I wouldn’t go sawin’ 


off 


any more, Skippy. 





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“Yes, but I hate to think o’ the firemen we’re throwin’ _ : 
outa work!” ‘ 








Skippy: Gee, this looks good. I was never so thirsty 
before. : 
Sooky: Don’t wait for me—drink up! 


Skippy: I don’t suppose you'd ask a feller to come in ny 
have a drink, would ya, I don’t suppose? 
Sooky: Sure! I gotta ’nother dime—what’ll ya have? 
Skippy: Vil take the same as you. 

Sooky: ’Nother one o’ these, Mr. Brown. 





Skippy: Traitor! Why didn’t ya tell me there was cas- 
tor oil in it? 
Sooky: You never asked me! 





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Skippy: A chawklet soda! Skippy: Wait! How much is the Man: Who knows, maybe it’s 
strawberry ? watermelon ye’re after. 
Man: Same price—well, what’s it goin’ Skippy: Have ya got watermelon? 
to be, strawberry or chawklet ? 
Skippy: Guess ya better make it lemon. 








Man: Oh! Get the h outa here! Skippy: So! Then ya don’t want my “There's no holdin’ him since he’s 
Skippy: Why, Mr. Barkenteen! trade, huh, Mr. Barkenteen? been gettin’ the canary pennies. 
“l’m so sure of it that I’ll be crackin’ Don’t need my trade, ho-ho. I'll 

somethin’ besides ice if ya don’t beat it.” split me sides laffin’!” 


“Well, big boy, if I don’t see ya again, 
merry Christmas!” 





_ Skippy: Well, I must say, Mrs. Dusenberry certainly does turn 


Skippy: A pineapple soda, Mrs. 
out a very elegant soda! 


Dusenberry, and I want to take 
it out. 





“That’s no way to do! The man shoulda never started to build him a 
house if he didn’t know how to finish it.” 

































































What Skippy wanted to do the first time his mother 
took him to a department store 


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Young Brother: Mama, ya know the Skippy: Lies! Lies! Nothing but lies! 
towel with all the pretty forget-me- I never did! Oooh!, How he can make 
nots ’broidered on the ‘“S”—Skippy up stories. 





Young Brother: Lies is it Mamma? Skippy: S’help me if I ain’t crossin’ 

Lies? Come up ’n’ see if ya don’t my heart, Mamma! I didn’t dirty up 

b’lieve it. All black! And on the the guest towel! 
forget-me-nots, too. Ya Ciduen ide Did)! 


Mother’s Voice: That’s enough! I'll 
see you later, Skippy! 


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Skippy: So! My own flesh ’n’ blood 
throws me down cold, huh? Well, “Tt was the minister.” 
I'll tell ya who wiped his hands on 

that lovely towel—— 





Skippy: Listen, Sooky! If ya> want Skippy: Tell her ya should have the Skippy: ’N’ big thick juicy steaks 


to make the team ya gotta tell ya top of the milk every morning ’n’ ’n’ chops with spinach ’n’ mashed 
mother to cut out feedin’ ya buns oatmeal with plenty of rich cream. potatoes. 
and coffee. Sooky: Yeh! Ugh! Huh! You bet! Sooky: M—m—m! Oh, boy! 


Sooky: Now ye’re talkin’, 





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rich creamy butter. 





Sooky: Look here, Mom! Ya gotta 
cut out feedin’ me buns ’n’ coffee! 
Skippy sez I gotta have the top o’ 


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with rich cream ’n’ thick juicy steaks Skippy: The same old stuff! Steak ’n’ 

’n’ chops ’n’ spinach ’n’ mashed pota- mashed potatoes ’n’ spinach ’n’ milk. If 

toes ’n’ plenty o’ fresh. eggs ’n’ rich Sooky is let have buns and coffee, I should — 
creamy butter, Skippy sez. be let have buns and coffee. 


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